Profile For Alexis M.

I really would appreciate some feedback on whether or not certain tires would be considered legal. Not whether or not you would run with them. Specifically concerning tires with flat spots across major tread grooves. I've read the fmcsa guidelines. But I'm wondering if I'm misinterpreting them. The three main points in the regulations were that the metal wiring could not be exposed in the tire, Steer tires had to have tread that measured at least 4/32 of an inch in depth and the rest of the tires had to measure at least 2/32 of an inch in depth. All measured in major grooves. I thought that was a simple enough concept but I was told by a senior driver that DOT Checks tread depth and measures flat as 1/16 and exposed metal as zero. Therefore if you have a flat spot on a tire it is perfectly legal. This is confusing to me and I just would like a little bit more feedback on this matter from diffetent drivers if possible. I also have pictures of the tire in question and it is just a hypothetical Tire but I don't think I can post it on here . Again, I'm not asking for what we can get away with or what we would roll on due to the Impractical nature of getting every single imperfection fixed on our trucks and trailers. I'm specifically inquiring about what drivers interpret as legal and how they come to that conclusion. TIA